<p>When managing a new team, it&#39;s tempting to come in guns blazing with new ideas and changes. Not only can this cause resistance, however, but you might be heading the wrong direction to begin with.</p> <p>Start with Fact-Finding and Reason-Finding before Recommendation-Making. In other words, one of your first moves should be to ask a lot of questions—&quot;why&quot; being one of the most prominent of them.</p> <p>This sets you up for success with your team because:</p> <ul> <li>You may discover there are good reasons for their current practices that are not immediately apparent to you</li> <li>It lays the foundation for future discussions, focusing on the reasons behind the practices rather than the practices themselves—making the conversation ego-agnostic.</li> </ul> <p>In this episode, learn how to create a safe environment to gear up your operations for change and set you and your team up for future success.</p>